IMMIGRANTS IN INDUSTRIES.

ANTHRACITE COAL MINING.

This report, which was prepared under the direction of the Commission by W. Jett Lauck, superintendent of agents, forms part of the general report of the Immigration Commission on immigrants in industries.

ANTHRACITE COAL MINING.

CONTENTS.

PART I-GENERAL SURVEY OF THE ANTHRACITE COAL MINING

Members of households for whom detailed information was secured.

588

Preparation of the report..

590

CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements:

History of immigration..

591

Period of residence in the United States of members of immigrant households studied.....

CHAPTER III.-Economic status:

593

Industrial condition abroad of members of immigrant households studied..
General occupation of males at the present time in the households studied.
General occupation of women at the present time in the households studied.
Occupations entered in the industry.

595

598

598

599

The wage scale. ...

609

Annual earnings of male heads of families studied.

610

Annual earnings of males 18 years of age or over in the households studied..
Annual earnings of females 18 years of age or over in the households studied.
Annual family income.

611

613

613

Wives at work.

614

Relation between the earnings of husbands and the practice of wives of

Age classification of members of households studied..

CHAPTER VII.-General progress and assimilation:

Ownership of homes..

Status of children in the households studied.
Citizenship

Ability to speak English

619

620

623

625

627

628

628

633

635

637

639

639

641

641

PART II. THE ANTHRACITE COAL MINING INDUSTRY IN A

PART I.-GENERAL SURVEY OF THE ANTHRACITE COAL

MINING INDUSTRY.

585